(A) This chapter sets forth uniform requirements for users of the publicly owned treatment works for the city and enables the city to comply with all applicable federal and state laws, including the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.) part 31 of the State Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (“NREPA”) (M.C.L.A. §§ 324.3101 et seq.), and the federal and state general pretreatment regulations set forth at 40 C.F.R. part 403 and 1995 Michigan Administrative Code R. 323.2301 et seq.
(B) The objectives of this chapter are:
(1) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the publically owned treatment works (“POTW”) that will interfere with its operation;
(2) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW that will pass through the POTW, inadequately treated, into receiving waters, or otherwise be incompatible with the POTW;
(3) To protect both POTW personnel who may be affected by wastewater and sludge in the course of their employment and the general public;
(4) To promote reuse and recycling of industrial wastewater and sludge from the POTW;
(5) To provide for fees for the equitable distribution of the cost of operation, maintenance and improvements of the POTW; and
(6) To enable the city to comply with its national pollutant discharge elimination system (“NPDES”) permit conditions, sludge use and disposal requirements, and any other federal or state laws to which the POTW is subject.
(Ord. 162, passed 8-12-2002; Ord. 182, § 1, passed 2-13-2012)